Eastern Virginia Medical School is one of the only schools in the country to be founded by grassroots community efforts. Today, they are not only a leader in the local healthcare industry but an economic engine for the entire region of Hampton Roads.

The Alliance is proud to have worked with City of Suffolk, VEDP and the Port of Virginia to bring Spanish manufacturer, Atarfil, to Hampton Roads. This announcement represents a $5 million capital investment and will create 15 jobs for the region.

July 24, 1997 the mayors of five area cities came together to launch a plan that would, quite literally, put Hampton Roads on the map. Today, we're facing similar challenges, because as French novelist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr said, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”